Transitional housing is a very useful resource for recovering individuals in Des Lacs who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program but still require time to completely re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To a person who has abused drugs or alcohol to self medicate and particularly for long term addicts, the world can seem like a formidable place now that he or she has to endure life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Des Lacs, North Dakota offers a secure setting where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehabilitation experience can slowly become at ease with the process of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing individuals can continue to receive one-on-one and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a good shot at remaining abstinent and being to have a fruitful and happy life.